Category Archives: Materials

As you know, we started planning for a seed germination experiment in class on Monday. You’ll recall from the Seed Germination Introduction handout that our research questions (each student group has a slightly different one) are all designed to find … Continue reading →

Methods, procedures, protocols, techniques…call them what you will, but these are an important part of a well designed scientific inquiry. For the last of your nine Research Memos (Yes! You’ve completed eight already!!!), you might benefit from the biomonitoring videos I’ve … Continue reading →

Many of you have been inquiring as to the precise location of Mud Creek in North Carolina. Well, ask and you shall receive… Today, I played around with Google Maps and somehow managed to create a custom map that shows … Continue reading →

Time travel is possible…

Time travel is possible…

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Although this site primarily aims to assist and support middle and high school science students and teachers, others are more than welcome to peruse (and use) it, of course. The design, content, and maintenance of SCIENCEsEDiment.com is the work of Brett Merritt, Ph.D., who encourages all site visitors to understand deeply, think critically, act creatively, pursue passionately, relate ethically, & use wisely. Dr. Merritt is an American educator and researcher who lives and works in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland (Ticino).